This clip from the telenovela María la del Barrio is four minutes of extreme hysteria in which a teenage girl in a wheelchair gets kissed on the cheek, setting a woman off on a violent, murderous rampage. You don't need to know Spanish to understand that this lady is probably the best actress in the entire world. »4/16/14 3:00pm 4/16/14 3:00pm

There's a lot going on in China, so it may come as a surprise that when the country's two highest governing boards met in Beijing last week, the hottest topic of discussion wasn't the recent terrorist attack that left 33 dead or the country's economy; it was a South Korean soap opera that's been sweeping the nation… »3/08/14 6:40pm 3/08/14 6:40pm

Models holding dogs by leashes wait for their turn to approach the catwalk during the recording of a Portuguese soap opera at Lisbon's Restauradores Square, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Soap operas have been popular in Portugal since the first one was broadcast at the Portuguese public television in 1977. (AP…»1/11/14 4:30pm 1/11/14 4:30pm

Even if you don't speak Spanish, you'll understand the glare in the eyes of the women on
controversial soap opera »8/04/08 12:30pm 8/04/08 12:30pm . The series — a hit in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico — features a different story each week. Long-suffering, mild-mannered women are wronged by a man (husband, lover, father, john) and are transformed…

Flight attendants in Thailand are demanding that a new soap opera, The Air Hostess Wars, be taken off the air after three episodes because they find the show offensive and demeaning. After watching a clip, one can see their point, though the show appears to be, in a word, awesome. Noppadol Thaungthong, a Thai Airways… »1/22/08 11:45am 1/22/08 11:45am